20th Century Chinese Art Inaugural Auction
Published September 26th, 2008
This year, Sotheby’s Hong Kong has officially established the 20thCentury Chinese Art Department, as distinct from the Contemporary Chinese Art Department. The inaugural auction of this auction category is scheduled for this Autumn.
The auction will assemble the important works by legendary 20th century Chinese artists from different historical epochs, including the pre-1949 period, the 1949-1976-period covering the inauguration of new China and Cultural Revolution; and the period from mid to late 1980s. The works will be offered at the Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Asian Art at 7:30pm, 4th October and 20th Century Chinese Art auction at 10 am, 5th October respectively. A total of approximately 125 lots are estimated at HK$170 million.
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